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Chicago, IL, US

Woodridge, Illinois, United States

Woodridge, IL

Chicago, IL

• Serve as the product champion for products: write business cases, create product and market requirements, manage the product backlog, write and prioritize epics and user stories, manage user acceptance and beta testing.
• Conceive, create and manage a customer advisory group to get regular customer feedback for the product management team
• Support the sales team to close and grow business with new and existing customers including delivering product training to sales teams, documenting best practices and participating in sales calls

• Serve as the gatekeeper for new project/product ideas; examining ideas for fit with company values and mission as well as existing products, and determining if a need for the product/project exists in the marketplace.
• Create compelling and persuasive business cases for new products or enhancements to existing products based on market information, business value and a deep understanding of company's customer needs
• Establish and direct a product development committee to identify new product initiatives to place the company ahead of the competition and assist in shaping the company's strategic direction for new products
• Conduct market research through surveys and user groups of show organizers and exhibitors. Use reseach to guide decisions on new products and enhancements to existing products
• Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting both qualitative and quantitative market research as well as direct research with existing customers and prospects
• Manage the entire product line lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities for selected products. Create product roadmaps and disseminate to various stakeholders. Define the vision statement, positioning.

* Manage analysis process including coordinating with business owners, project sponsor and clients* Mentor and train business analysts* Oversee and make recommendations on requirements and project processes* Advise management and technical steering committee on new and proposed projects including project scope, feasibility and fit with overall company.

* Gathered business and functional requirements for application development projects* Developed wireframes, prototypes and user-interface designs* Created and maintained project plans* Reviewed test plans and coordinated user-testing* Managed and tracked requirements and project changes throughout project life-cycle * Conducted client and user training and.

* Managed web application development projects * Oversaw Web site and member portal content * Conducted usability testing of Web site and Web applications * Designed interfaces for Web applications * Utilized Web site analytics to develop strategic plan for AOA's Web sites Web Producer - Latham Synchronized Relationship Marketing

* Designed and managed Web sites * Teamed with developers to redesign functionality and appearance of web-based application* Wrote and edited Web site copy, help files and user documentation

Des Plaines, IL

* Designed and edited Web pages * Conducted Internet and phone research to gather Web content* Wrote magazine and site articles

* Wrote and distributed press releases* Wrote and designed association newsletters* Coordinated marketing campaigns to support fundraising initiatives* Co-produced annual fundraising telethon

Masters Of Arts, Communication; Corporate Communication

Bachelor Of Arts, Public Relations And English